996/748 - What to look out for?

[mewnz]

I'll be checking out a couple of 996/748s over the next few days/weeks, and am doing some research into what kind of things I should be looking for.

The bike will be used as a daily (and obviously the fun stuff). There are a number of knowledgable individuals here, so I was hoping for opinions on whether this is first of all plausible (a Ducati of this vintage being a reliable daily), and also specific issues/items to look for a check over during inspection.

The two main contenders are a 748s (38xxx km) and 996 (31 xxx km), both 2000 models.

[jules_1972]

Service history, belts, valve clearances, rocker replacements.

Other usual stuff, drilled plugs for lock wiring, bent or scratched components..

Search - Ducati.ms

[Dirty32]

There is a Red 999 sitting at Frasers at the moment - may also be worth a look.
Was only window shopping, so couldnt actually see the km's and price on the ticket, but it looked pretty clean!

[Evil Dwarf]

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[mewnz]

Yeah I've been reading up on the Ducati forum. Biggest issue seems to be is the rocker arms have been replaced with non faulty items or not.

Thanks guys.